Overview
The Geographical Maps style Map allows the user to create live geographical maps based on the Google Maps API. A menu listing of all available Maps can be accessed by selecting Views -> Maps from the opCharts menu bar.
Creating a New Geographical Map
1. A Geographical Map must be created before it can be used or added to a Dashboard. To create a new Map, Click the New Map from the Maps screen (Views -> Maps).
2. Next, select Geographical Map from the Map Type drop-down located in the top-left corner.
3. Assign your Geographical Map a Map Name - This must be unique; no 2 maps can have the same Map Name.
4. You can also provide a Description of your Map. This will be displayed on the Maps View page, and also when adding a Map to a Dashboard.
Options
Title - This is what will be displayed in the Component window's title bar.
Background Image - Disabled for Geographical Map style Maps
Layout - Disabled for Geographical Map style Maps
Apply Layout - Disabled for Geographical Map style Maps
Auto checkbox - Disabled for Geographical Map style Maps
Add Node
The Add Node button allows you to add an individual Node to the Map. The Display Name, Icon, and Link to Map fields have no effect in a Geographical Map.
Once the node is added it may be moved around the Map by left-clicking and dragging it to position.
Add Group
The Add Group button allows you to add an icon representing a Group of Nodes to the Map. When clicked this will display the averaged health of all Nodes within the Group. The Display Name field has no effect in a Geographical Map.
Add Link
The Add Link button adds a physical connecting line between 2 Nodes or 2 Groups. The Link Name field has no effect in a Geographical Map .These liks are convenient ways to show relationships between Nodes/Groups, without linking those relationships to specific interfaces or data patterns.
Add Interface Link
The Add Interface Link button allows you to add an interactive Link representing a interface's flow between 2 Node or Group icons. Select your Link Source, the Node providing the Interface, the specific Interface that handles the link, and the Link Destination. The resulting link will be anchored to the 2 Nodes/Groups. Clicking on the Interface LInk will open a pop-up with the inbound and outbound link speeds as a percentage of the available interface speed.
The path the link lin follows can be edited by dragging the white dot marker on the line. Each time you drag a marker the line will be subsections into 2 additional sections with an additional marker being added. This allows you to create links that very accurately follow the path of roads or utility lines.
Add Placeholder
Geological maps do not support Placeholders
Editing Nodes in the Network Map
Nodes on the Geological Map can be moved and the map re-centered (as well as zoomed in/out) but the nodes cannot be edited or deleted.